Prague Pride, the organization behind the Prague Pride Festival, is teaming up with The Gay Agenda to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on June 4th. Although most people know Prague Pride as the driving force behind the Prague Pride Festival held annually in August, June is also an important time of year for the queer community. June has been the traditional month to honor LGBT+ history since the Stonewall Riots in New York City in June 1969. The Stonewall Riots, led mostly by trans women of color, was the revolutionary beginning to the Gay Rights Movement in the United States. June is designated as Pride Month to honor and remember those who took part in the Stonewall Riots and to remind the contemporary queer community about their own current struggles for equality. As an extra treat, 10% of ticket sales from the show will also be donated to Prague Pride’s new LGBT Center, The Rainbow House. The Gay Agenda has produced a show for Prague Pride to celebrate Pride Month featuring an international lineup of English-speaking stand-up comics, burlesque performers, and drag queens. This is the first year that Prague Pride has organized a celebration to honor Pride Month....
Bugge Wesseltoft is a visionary and influential jazz musician from Norway and active as a future jazz advocate for over a quarter-century, since the mid-1990s. Even his earliest recordings do not sound dated; instead, it reveals how he has consistently merged so smoothly electronic music (techno) with first-rate jazz players from Norway in sophisticated compositions still sounding ahead of their time. While he has collaborated with musicians on dozens of albums for his own Jazzland Recordings, based in Oslo, he has only two solo recordings with piano, electric piano and computer-sounds along with minimalistic drums and the voice of shamanista Mari Boine (on “IM” released in 2007); then a few years later, he released “Playing” in 2009, more of a solo piano effort, contemplative, minimalistic and solemn. This one also includes tracks with warped manipulations, risky and menacing at times. In 2011 (also on Jazzland Recordings) Wesseltoft took this concept to a higher level with “Duo” recorded with Henrich Schwarz (on computer). The difference between “Duo” and “Playing” is in the keener interplay, allowing Bugge to concentrate on his end (piano and keyboard) with the counterpoint of an edgier deep-house and contemporary classical (crossover) producer and DJ (from Germany), as...
On Saturday, the 14th of May, Prague Castle will officially open the summer tourist season. The seat of the Czech heads of state is on this day open to visitors completely for free. The representative spaces in the New Palace are usually not open to visitors. Saturday, May 14, is one of the few days when Prague Castle opens these halls, salons and lounges which are normally reserved for receiving official visits by the President of the Republic. Therefore, you have now a unique chance to look around these rooms, some of which served as representative and residential spaces to monarchs as early as the 16th century! Access to all major historical buildings will also be completely free. That includes the Old Royal Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral, Great South Tower of the Cathedral, St. George’s Basilica, Rosenberg Palace, Golden Lane, The Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral, The Picture Gallery and The Story of Prague Castle. Lovers of music are advised to spend a moment in the Third Courtyard where there will be brass band performances on stage for the whole day. In the Royal Garden, medieval falconers will show their art, visitors will find refreshment stalls, and children will enjoy...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid, – the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, acting Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia and the third highest-ranking Nazi. The capital, in cooperation with the city district of Prague 8, is planning a series of thematic events to commemorate this important landmark of the Second World War. The celebrations will take place on Friday and Saturday 27 and 28 May at the Operation Anthropoid Memorial in Libeň, in the grounds of the Great Löwit Mill and in Thomayer’s Orchards. The reconstruction of the assassination in Libeň will take place after 10:30am – the time when parachutists Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš attacked Heydrich’s vehicle. Military aircraft flyovers, including a World War II era Hawker Hurricane, will take place above the Anthropoid memorial in Libeň after which a commemorative act will be held, the Czech News Agency writes. A rich program will start at 2 pm in U Českých loděnic Street, and in Thomayer’s Orchard, which will continue on Saturday 28 May. The program will feature, for example, Scottish bagpipers sung by the children’s choir of the Taussigova School. Other bands include Petr Sovič & Golden Big Band Prague, the Ježek Track Orchestra,...
The Prague Transport Company (DPP) will announce an international design competition for a more than two-kilometer-long cable car that will link Bohnice in Prague 8 and Podbaba in Prague 6. The DPP competition’s terms and conditions will be released early next week, and individuals interested can apply until the end of May. In August, the outcome should be known. Until the planned tram route is built, the cable car will provide a direct link between Prague 8 and Prague 6. The competition is open to all architects and studios who work on transportation structural design. The competition will be held in two rounds, with the jury selecting five advancers from the submitted portfolios to draft competition proposals by the end of July. The cable car’s course will have only one branch, and hence the rope will be driven in both sections by the same driving unit. The focus of this competition lies on the architectural design of all three cable car stations – the lower station Podbaba, the intermediate station Troja, and the upper station Bohnice. The cable car between Podbaba and Bohnice will finally take shape, as it was previously only known where it would head, how high above...
The world is moving online fast. Today, online courses, for regular or mature students, are a norm. Informed by a revolution in web innovations and instructor-learner new relationships, online learning is redefining education. The challenges of online learning projects to students are, however, increasing as more and more students pick new habits. To strike a balance between emerging and opportunities of online learning, students need to maximize productivity. To do so, online students need to know about more effective learning habits. This article sums up best-in-class practices to make your online studying highly productive. Create a Schedule—and Follow It Set goals. You’re not going to achieve anything unless you plan and have a detailed schedule for your plan. As a student, particularly if you’re a mature one, you know you’ve to plan a lot. Juggling studying and work are not easy, if at all. To stay focused, you need to set a time and place (soon) of when and where you want to study. There are already many resources to help you get organized. Advice such as “tips for online classes,” “how to learn effectively,” “best study tips,” and “tips on study” are common. You better instead go to pay...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The number of Russian and Belarusian holders of the Czech humanitarian visas has significantly increased since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and mainly human rights advocates, independent journalists and activists receive the visas, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said today. . Prague will strip Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev of its honorary citizenship due to some of his problematic acts, such as the bombing of Mlada Boleslav, central Bohemia, after WW2 and the suppression of the 1956 protests in Hungary, the Prague Council approved today. The Prague City Assembly is yet to debate the proposal and make the final decision. There were 59 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Czech Republic reported last week, and only 126 cases on Sunday, the least since August 2021. Weekends are always lower in numbers as the number of tests is also lower. The Czech Republic’s foreign trade balance saw a deficit of CZK 13.8 billion in March, a drop by CZK 30.5 billion crowns year-on-year, according to data published by the Czech Statistics...
Unemployment in the Czech Republic fell by one-tenth of a percentage point month-on-month to 3.3 percent in April. The exact unemployment rate in the Czech Republic varies due to different metrics and classifications, but nonetheless is still one of the lowest on the continent. The latest estimate from the Czech Statistical Office, which counts labor-force sample surveys, put unemployment at 3.3 percent in April. The number of unemployed people across the EU is falling — down from 7.5% in January 2021 to nearly 6.2% in January 2022 — as economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said the unemployment rate is indeed “very low” and no significant changes are expected in the near future. “At the same time, however, we have hundreds of thousands of available jobs,” the spokesperson said. “People who want to work can still find a suitable job in the Czech Republic.” Over 344,000 jobs were offered by employers in the Czech Republic in April, which was a fall of roughly 16,000 in March. Nearly 244,000 people were out of work last month, according to official data released on Monday. Europe The eurozone unemployment rate was 6.8%...
ICE Industrial Services, a Czech company, has started to build 3D printers for concrete barriers and is going to send both barriers and printers to the Ukrainian Army. As Novinky.cz reported on Monday, the barriers are resistant to small arms, grenades, and anti-tank missiles. This was confirmed by tests at the NATO ballistic centre. The printing of one barrier takes 20 minutes. About 24 hours are necessary to harden the concrete. The company plans to transfer about 20-30 of its 3D printers to Ukraine so that the army can print trench fortifications, barricades, or booths for checkpoints. If necessary, finished blocks can be used as parts of the constructor for more complex designs. Specifically, by filling the gaps between walls with a combination of sand and tunable sandwich structures, the firm has found it possible to provide them with different degrees of reinforcement. While these structures are still undergoing ballistic testing, and Vránek admits they wouldn’t survive heavy artillery fire, he maintains that they’ve shown promise, particularly in resisting machine gunfire. “We are negotiating with representatives of the Ukrainian government about the delivery of the first printer in order to teach local specialists how to handle it. We have already...
Summer weather can be expected around the Czech Republic especially in the middle of the week. Temperatures in some cities will reach up to 29 degrees Celsius. Monday will be partly cloudy. Maximum temperatures will range between 19 and 23 degrees Celsius, at altitudes above 1,000 metres around 14 degrees Celsius. It will be clear and partly cloudy at night on Tuesday, with the lowest temperatures dropping to 9-5 degrees Celsius. Tuesday will be mostly clear. Maximum daytime temperatures will go up to 25 degrees Celsius. It will also be partly cloudy on Wednesday. The lowest night temperatures will be between 13 and 9 °C. During the day the temperature can rise up to 28 degrees Celsius. Thursday will be partly cloudy. Night temperatures will be above ten degrees Celsius. The highest daytime temperatures will reach 22 to 27 degrees Celsius, while in the southeast of the country it may reach 29 degrees Celsius. On Friday the ČHMÚ forecasts cloudy skies. The lowest night temperatures will be between 16 and 12 degrees Celsius, in the west and northwest it will be cooler. During the day temperatures will reach 19 to 23 degrees Celsius, in the southeast it may be 25...
As of 1 May, the Czech City of Plzeň has banned the consumption of alcoholic beverages in several public spaces. The goal of the new decree is to increase the safety of citizens and protect young people. In addition to this, the ban further aims to reduce vandalism as individuals who commit offences against property typically do so whilst under the influence of alcohol. Beyond this, the ban should also contribute to the creation of a cleaner city as people will no longer litter or throw away empty bottles in Plzeň’s parks and streets. In other words, the decree will improve the overall quality of life in several areas in the municipality. On its municipal website, the City lists four key areas where people can no longer consume alcohol. The affected localities are parts of the city centre, the Czech Brothers Square, the area around the Luna na Bory Shopping Centre, and the U Ježíška area along the banks of the Radbuza River to the Malostranská Bridge. To protect children and young people, the decree also prohibits people from consuming alcohol within a 50-metre radius from schools and school facilities as well as public transport platforms. Commenting on the ban, Mayor of Pilsen Pavel Šindelář shared: “I believe that with the help of this...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Satisfaction with the performance of Czech President Miloš Zeman stands at 20 percent, suggests a poll conducted by Kantar CZ for Czech Television that was published on Sunday. This is the lowest figure since the polling agency began tracking such data. . The 26th Prague Marathon was won on Sunday by Nobert Kigen of Kenya in the men’s category with a time of 2:07:54 and in the women’s category by Ethiopia’s Bekelech Borecha in a time of 2:22:56. As of 1 May, Pilsen has banned the consumption of alcoholic beverages in several public spaces. The goal of the new decree is to increase the safety of citizens, and reduce vandalism as individuals who commit offences against property typically do so whilst under the influence of alcohol. Almost 90% of Czechs support humanitarian help for Ukraine to defend against Russia and help refugees fleeing the conflict, according to an April survey conducted by the agency Focus. However, at the same time, 60% of respondents said that they see the level of support for Ukraine as...
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